The demand for donor hearts is greater than the supply. At any given
time, more than 3,000 patients are on the national patient waiting list
for a heart transplant, but only about 2,000 donor hearts become
available for transplantation in a year. You can help by registering as
an organ donor in your state.

Our Stories - In Their Own Words

Heart transplant recipient Kayde Wolf shares her personal story about the Gift of Life.

When he died in 2014, seventy-five-year-old retired research chemist and teacher Charles Washington was thought to be the longest surviving heart transplant recipient (YouTube)

Grandmother Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Heart Transplant

Glenda
Pay celebrated the 20th anniversary of her heart transplant in 2013.
Pay's journey began at age 41 when she acquired a bad cough and chest
pain that would not subside. Eventually, she was diagnosed with heart
failure. After referral to Dr. Bud Frazier at the Texas Heart Institute,
physicians determined that Pay's heart disease was familial, affecting
only women in the family. She would need a heart transplant. Today, Pay
volunteers with the Heart Exchange Support Group and encourages people to register as organ donors. Read the full story: April 15, 2013, Texas Medical Center News.